Our 2nd Anniversary Disneymoon - Aug. 30 to Sept. 6! *We're home! 9/7*

[Beka]

I really want to stay in the mansions! I think they are beautiful! And although I have heard good things about Aligator Bayou, I just think the Mansions serve as a better idea for a honeymoon.

I am definitely tihinking about the baby minnie/mickey ears. I don't know if we'll know the name soon enough to get it put on, but I bet the ears would be precious enough anyway!

Yay! Babies! Never was a fan till I had one myself!

OMG, I'm such an idiot. I *almost* suggested you get a "Baby's 1st Christmas" ornament. I'm assuming your friend is Jewish as well. *DUH*

I know they sell onesies, DH's college roomie (who now works for Swan/Dolphin ) got us one when he moved down to Orlando. I'm sure you'll find something!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Do you have a Disney store nearby? They have shirts 2/$20 right now, adult sizes, and there's one that I love that's gray, with Walt & a couple different kinds of Mickeys on it. It's a men's shirt. I wear a M or L (depends on how it's cut) and I think a men's S would fit ok. Or, they have a white tee with a classic Mickey in both men's & women's sizes.

I agree with you, there are too many "kiddie" type designs out there.

Where is the DISign thread? Or forum, whatever. I can't find it!

I found it by mistake...Here it is

Yay! Babies! Never was a fan till I had one myself!

OMG, I'm such an idiot. I *almost* suggested you get a "Baby's 1st Christmas" ornament. I'm assuming your friend is Jewish as well. *DUH*

I know they sell onesies, DH's college roomie (who now works for Swan/Dolphin ) got us one when he moved down to Orlando. I'm sure you'll find something!

They are Jewish But the onesie sounds like a great idea. DH thinks it's a great idea too!

Funny story about ornaments: my friend Erin is also a Disney freak and she brings us back somthing each time she goes. Well, the last time she went to Disneyland she brought us back a very pretty sparkly star of david with a Mickey head hanging in the middle. Very nice. However, the tag did indicate that it was supposed to be an ornament for a tree :haha: so that was pretty amusing. It's hanging on our wall right now

 

[Tiger.Lily]

Hi! Had to hop over from my PTR to check yours out!

Sounds like you've got some fun stuff in the works!

I just thought I would throw my two cents in on the ADRs...

First, as far as atmosphere goes, I LOVE the Brown Derby in DHS. It's quiet and elegant and a nice break from a hectic day. I really want to try out the Yak and Yeti (again for atmosphere) since it looks like the theming and all that looks so great! And just FYI...most of my dining decisions are based on atmosphere. I've had a few REALLY GREAT meals at Disney but I used to work in fine dining and can be a bit of a food snob.

For instance...we'll be going to Raglan Road in DTD this April for the simple fact that both DF and I love Irish music. My only hope is that the food is at least slightly better than "just edible".

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Thanks for the recommendations. I need to spend more time with the food stuff, but we just haven't had time lately. Too much going on!

As for the Disney shirts, I have photoshop so I did some searching around and found some amazingly cute Disney Fairy stuff. I still haven't seen the Tinkerbell movie, but it's on my Netflix. I love the idea of fairies, but no idea how to not make myself look like I want to be 11 again.

Anyway, I still have to figure out when to make my reservations. There is just so much going on to potentially have to be on the phone with Disney for a while. At the same time I am nervous to put my reservations in the hand of someone not me!

 

[HeatherBelle614]

Just have to say that you HAVE to watch the Tinkerbell movie! It's beyond adorable!

I completely understand about making ADRs; DH has volunteered since he is off in the mornings, but I'm not sure I can hand over that responsibility just yet.

 

[Angela0917]

Awww, I love babies! My brother has a baby who is almost 2 months old (my first nephew) and I can't wait to bring him a pair of cute little mickey ears!!

Oh, and if you're looking for a honeymoon shirt, I got one for DF and I on ebay! I guess it's kinda kiddish looking though!

And then my friend got me one for my bridal shower... I believe she got it from disneyshopping.com, but I'm not sure...

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

Sorry to hear things have been rough for you lately.

I completely understand about your fear of handing the ADRs over to someone else. I think I'm too big of a control freak to do that. I'm sure DH would forget to do it and then I'd have to harm him.

Btw, I love the idea of making shirts. My sister made some for us for her birthday tip in October. Sadly, this is the best picture we have of them:

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

So it's been ages, because we went on a trip to New York City!!!

It had been planned for ages but still kind of snuck up on us Anyway, we went on Thursday the 19th and came back on Tuesday evening the 24th. The purpose of the trip was to look at grad schools, which was a big success. We both think that we have found programs that will work for us, although they are across Manhattan from one another, the fact that they are in the same city is a bonus! We also had a great time exploring NYC and seeing several sets of friends that we hadn't seen since we were in Israel almost 2 years ago. It was an intensely successful trip. And we got to eat cupcakes at Magnolia, which is of Sex and the City fame (apparently). It was very, very yummy and cool and deserving of any fame it has. Plus, the place smells FANTASTIC so everyone is instantly in a great mood the minute they step inside. It was a great experience too

Anyway, I've just started to get back into Disney planning mode. It's hard because we are also preparing for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which is on April 8 & 9 and we are holding two Seders (celebration meals) for 10 people each. YIKES! So there is a lot to plan for that, especially since the holiday requires getting rid of all of the leavened food in the house as well. Luckily, one of DH's good friends is a caterer and he is doing some of the food for us and DH's parents are helping pay, since they are attending the celebrations at our house this year instead of hosting.

However, I am really hoping I can book our trip this afternoon when we get home from work. I'd love to just get that taken care of since we know pretty much exactly the trip we want (I have it saved on the Disney site) and it's at $2500, with another $374 for plane tickets (through Airtran). Not sure if we'll do the plane tickets today, but if we do what I want we'd arrive at like 10:30 at Orlando, and leave from Orlando at like, 5:30 on the next Sunday. That would be the best, but it would require getting up REALLLLLY early that first Sunday. So we'll see about that one.

Anyway, hello everyone!! Nice to see you all! I need to make my rounds to people, but I wanted to say hello again!!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Welcome back! I'm glad your trip was successful! Will you be moving to NYC then??

Looking forward to hearing about your booking details! YAY!

 

[Angela0917]

I LOVE NYC! That's where DF and I got engaged! Magnolia Bakery is awesome! I went to NYC this past November with a friend of mine and we did the Sex and the City Tour and Magnolia Bakery was one of the stops!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Welcome back! I'm glad your trip was successful! Will you be moving to NYC then??

Looking forward to hearing about your booking details! YAY!

We are looking at moving to NYC to start school in Fall 2010..hence wanting to take this trip this upcoming fall!!

We are doing some stuff and then hopefully I will be back with details!

I LOVE NYC! That's where DF and I got engaged! Magnolia Bakery is awesome! I went to NYC this past November with a friend of mine and we did the Sex and the City Tour and Magnolia Bakery was one of the stops!

Magnolia was great!!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

We booked!!! And paid $1000 for our deposit.

Here is our itinerary:

We arrive Sunday, August 30 (hopefully in the morning)
We leave Sunday, September 6 (hopefully in the afternoon/evening)
We'll have September 7 off for Labor Day to recover :yes:


We are staying at POR, with a King Bed. I will request Magnolia Bend, but I'm waiting a little while until we see if maybe they will be doing free dining and I have to call to make that arrangement. 8-day Magic Your Way with Park Hoppers and the regular dining plan. I'm also planning on getting a small order from Garden Grocers, just knowing us.

Next up will be the ADRs for us, but that doesn't happen until June 1. We will hopefully be booking our airline tickets soon as well, but one step at a time!!

We're going to Disney World!!!

 

[Beka]

We booked!!! And paid $1000 for our deposit.

Here is our itinerary:

We arrive Sunday, August 30 (hopefully in the morning)
We leave Sunday, September 6 (hopefully in the afternoon/evening)
We'll have September 7 off for Labor Day to recover :yes:


We are staying at POR, with a King Bed. I will request Magnolia Bend, but I'm waiting a little while until we see if maybe they will be doing free dining and I have to call to make that arrangement. 8-day Magic Your Way with Park Hoppers and the regular dining plan. I'm also planning on getting a small order from Garden Grocers, just knowing us.

Next up will be the ADRs for us, but that doesn't happen until June 1. We will hopefully be booking our airline tickets soon as well, but one step at a time!!

We're going to Disney World!!!

Yay!!

Is it just me, or is it driving you nuts that you don't know park hours yet, and that you can't book your ADRs?! I guess this gives us plenty of time to decide where we wanna eat!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Yay!!

Is it just me, or is it driving you nuts that you don't know park hours yet, and that you can't book your ADRs?! I guess this gives us plenty of time to decide where we wanna eat!

It's not driving me nuts yet...right now I am too busy with other things to be driven nuts, but I am sure at about mid-April I will be nuts with not being able to plan more!!!

You are right...we'll DEFINITELY all know where we want to eat by the time we are actually able to schedule anything!!!

 

[trinaweena]

I just went to NYC in February for Comic Con, except we rode the train in from CT back and forth for three days...it was exhausting!!

Did you hear they announced the dates for free dining? I think it's the same time you are going

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Have they opened the free dining to everyone or just to people with Disney Visa? Because we don't have the Disney visa...but they usually offer it to the non-Disney Visa people a few days later, right?

ETA: Did the math, that would save us $640

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Woo-Hoo for BOOKING!!!

POR is beautiful and I think you will like your choice. I have no idea about free dining, but if it would save me $640 I'd get a Disney Visa! LOL!

Can't wait to hear some more plans now that you have definite dates!

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Free Dining for our dates!! Wahoo!!!

Now, lunch time needs to come so I can call them!!!!

 

[Beka]

I think POR looks like a fun resort. I'd like to stay there once, since it looks so romantic. Looks like it'd be a nice place to just walk around. Plus with the river there & the carriage rides... and tonga toast so close...

... can I come stay with you?

 

[DisneymoonJess07]

Since you'll be back from Disney for a week, you'll be happy to come back when I go!! So sure, why not